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pkg can also bootstrap itself. I don't have a fresh FreeBSD install w/o pkg already installed but upon first use it basically goes like this: $ pkg foo pkg
by jlgaddis 13y ago
pkg can also bootstrap itself. I don't have a fresh FreeBSD install w/o pkg already installed but upon first use it basically goes like this:
$ pkg foo
pkg is not installed. Install it? (y/n) y
...
pkg is now installed
- nzp 13y agoRight, that's what I said[1]---there's a shim pkg in base to install pkg proper from ports. The real pkg is in ports so it can receive continuous upgrades, which wouldn't be possible in a RELEASE (or STABLE for the most part) if it were in base. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7114744 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7114744